28. 8. 04.

Dear Mummy! It's been ages since I wrote to you — I was uncertain about your address all this time. Today we received letters from Elena Vladimirovna and Manyasha. Thank you to her for the trouble she took over the translations.

Nadya will write to her in detail about this. I have now obtained Hobson's book on imperialism and have begun translating it[232], — bit by bit, since I am still living the life of a summer idler, taking walks, swimming, and lounging about. I've had a splendid rest this summer altogether!

And how are you? Is the dacha in Sablino a good one? Are you getting proper rest there? What are your prospects for the future? Is Mama well? How are Anyuta and Manyasha managing after prison?

Drop me a line about this, otherwise Manyasha only talks about the translation.

Warmest embraces to dear Mummy and greetings to all!

Your V. Ulyanov

Am I writing the address correctly? Let me know in advance if it changes. My address: Rue de la Colline. 3. Geneve, but with the mandatory inscription on the envelope itself: Personal — V. I. Ulyanov.

(near Petersburg)

in the journal

1907

Sent from Geneva to Sablino

First published in 1929

*Proletarskaya Revolutsiya* No. 11

Printed from the manuscript